- Nothing’s CEO Carl Pei has shared his vision about the company’s expansion into other product categories.
- The executive says the company will focus on AI-driven hardware experiences beyond smartphones.
- He stresses the need for hardware-agnostic operating systems that will adapt to multiple hardware interfaces, such as smart glasses, humanoid robots, EVs, and more.
Over the past several months, stagnation of smartphone-related innovation has been a constant theme of discussion among experts and enthusiasts. This has prompted a slushflow of speculations about gadgets or forms of technology that could succeed the revered smartphone, and augmented — or extended — reality is among the chief contenders. Augmented reality, or AR, has garnered significant attention from tech brands, with Google, Samsung, Qualcomm, and Meta, and AI-powered smart glasses have witnessed considerable traction. Now, phone brand Nothing has expressed its desire to join the club.
Nothing recently concluded its $200 million Series C funding round, which increased its valuation to $1.3 billion. On this occasion, Nothing’s co-founder and CEO shared his vision for the brand’s expansion, along with potential avenues it might explore, especially as smartphones are expected to become less relevant in the years to come.